DDoS attacks have always been a problem in the past, and to no one’s surprise, are still a big problem today. Recently, hackers have begun to amplify their DDoS attacks by weaponizing TCP Middlebox Reflections. This made it easier for hackers to do a lot more damage using DDoS attacks, causing lots of problems for …
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THE ELECTRON-BOT MALWARE With the sharp rise in the gaming industry, it was certain that malicious actors would prey on the naivety of the players on the other end of the screen. While in 2022, these sorts of instances are well known, it’s unusual to hear that the attackers use the video games to access …
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Toyota Motor Company suspended all factories in Japan on Tuesday, March 1, after a critical supplier suffered ransomware that disrupted the automaker’s parts supply management system. The Japanese automobile giant had to suspend 28 production lines at 14 factories across Japan for 24 hours.1 In a statement on March 1, 2022, Toyota said: “We would like …
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What happened in NVIDIA? NVIDIA, the inventor of the GPU, which creates interactive graphics on laptops, workstations, mobile devices, notebooks, and PCs, announced that they had suffered a cyber-attack on February 25, some important information has been stolen, and hackers are currently leaking the stolen data on the Internet. Some people speculated that this attack …
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Cyclops Blink is a malware developed by the Sandworm Group that sets up a botnet by attacking Network Devices. It is the more advanced framework the group, that is affiliated with the Russian Government, deployed in June 2019 after their VPNFilter malware got exposed. Cyclops Blink mostly targeted network devices by WatchGuard (a network security …
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Invaded on three sides by Russia in a pitched battle to defend their sovereignty, Ukraine has enlisted an unexpected ally: big tech corporations. Meta, the parent company of Facebook Inc., recently announced that they would be restricting Russian state-controlled media on their platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. The move comes as public pressure was mounting …
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Following Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the hacking group known as “Anonymous” has claimed responsibility for various distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks targeting websites owned by Russian institutions. Many services have been affected thus far, examples including disruptions to websites owned by: i) the Russian and Belarusian governments, ii) the Russian oil company “Gazprom”, …
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With the world’s attention focused on Russia’s multifaceted onslaught on Ukraine, Iranian hackers associated with the country’s military intelligence initiated a worldwide cyber espionage operation, the United States and the United Kingdom said in an unprecedented alert delivered over the weekend. With the Russian invasion under way, digital intrusions and denial-of-service (DDoS) assaults caused havoc on …
Amidst a military invasion by Russian forces, Ukraine has taken a surprising (and some might say ironic) step: enlisting the aid of hackers and cyber vigilantes. As reported by Reuters, Ukrainian government officials have put forth requests for independent contractors to apply through a google document[1] in the hopes of enlisting their help in the …
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What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents a user from accessing certain files until a ransom is paid. This is typically done via 2 types of ransomware: Crypto Ransomware: Ransomware that replaces your device’s files with encrypted data[3] Locker Ransomware: Ransomware that prevents you from logging into a device[3] Unfortunately, as …
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